@ripley60.bsky.social
Retired teacher and Union rep. Loves dogs and agility, reading, left wing politics and gardening.
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Seven unelected Peers are trying to block a law backed by MPs, supported by over 70% of the public, and scrutinised for 100+ hours in the Commons.
Is this really how democracy should work? asks Stephen McNair
Is this really how democracy should work? asks Stephen McNair
Should seven people be able to block a popular law?
After an unprecedented degree of parliamentary scrutiny, the Terminally Ill Adults bill now risks defeat by just seven unelected peers
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Seven unelected Peers are trying to block a law backed by MPs, supported by over 70% of the public, and scrutinised for 100+ hours in the Commons.
Is this really how democracy should work? asks Stephen McNair
Is this really how democracy should work? asks Stephen McNair
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Still a few #sophiefromromania calendars left - all profits to @cureparkinsons.org.uk
cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop...
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Sophie from Romania 2026 Calendar
This A4 landscape calendar features 12 stunning photos of Sophie from Romania, the beautiful rescue dog of Cure Parkinson's patron Rory Cellan-Jones. Profits raised from the calendar sales will suppor...
cureparkinsonsshop.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Still a few #sophiefromromania calendars left - all profits to @cureparkinsons.org.uk
cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop...
cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop...
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The Society of Labour Lawyers has decided to close its account on X. We ask our followers on X to follow us instead here on BlueSky or LinkedIn.
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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I can think of a few people...
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I can think of a few people...
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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Good morning . Thank you to Emine Ismail Sanchez for today's #FoxOfTheDay , shared on Facebook !
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Good morning . Thank you to Emine Ismail Sanchez for today's #FoxOfTheDay , shared on Facebook !
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If they RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES , the shooting of innocent people will cease . For the good of America, RELEASE THE FILES !!!! and the video of tom Homan refusing the BRIBE money would be great as well
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If they RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES , the shooting of innocent people will cease . For the good of America, RELEASE THE FILES !!!! and the video of tom Homan refusing the BRIBE money would be great as well
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Has anyone else noticed that the EPSTEIN FILES are still being held back. Less than 1% have been released. Another blatant refusal to accept oversight from our pitifully weak congress. 🗽
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the EPSTEIN FILES are still being held back. Less than 1% have been released. Another blatant refusal to accept oversight from our pitifully weak congress. 🗽
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If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
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And yet another devastating tragic story to take away the news regarding the Epstein files. They would actually resort to murder to avoid getting to any truth. Evidence is evidence period & everyone has seen on video what's happened her. It was murder period no question it's sickening.
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
And yet another devastating tragic story to take away the news regarding the Epstein files. They would actually resort to murder to avoid getting to any truth. Evidence is evidence period & everyone has seen on video what's happened her. It was murder period no question it's sickening.
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Jet lag? What’s that? Very happy to be out with #sophiefromromania even if the weather is a little inclement
January 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Jet lag? What’s that? Very happy to be out with #sophiefromromania even if the weather is a little inclement
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Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
PE firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025
Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at a record rate this year, using a controversial tactic
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
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NEW: Epstein survivors are getting impatient with Congress for not enforcing the Epstein Transparency Act, and say they will start naming names in 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NEW: Epstein survivors are getting impatient with Congress for not enforcing the Epstein Transparency Act, and say they will start naming names in 2026.
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Today’s important reminder:
Epstein emails prove that Trump is compromised by Russia.
Too few people talk about this, and too few are aware of it as a result.
The proof:
Epstein emails prove that Trump is compromised by Russia.
Too few people talk about this, and too few are aware of it as a result.
The proof:
December 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Today’s important reminder:
Epstein emails prove that Trump is compromised by Russia.
Too few people talk about this, and too few are aware of it as a result.
The proof:
Epstein emails prove that Trump is compromised by Russia.
Too few people talk about this, and too few are aware of it as a result.
The proof:
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Working today on a very busy shift at St George's A&E. This Christmas and New Years there will be many NHS staff, doctors, nurses, porters and others, working tirelessly to save lives.
December 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Working today on a very busy shift at St George's A&E. This Christmas and New Years there will be many NHS staff, doctors, nurses, porters and others, working tirelessly to save lives.
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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City & Guilds bosses handed bonus after training firm privatized.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
Bosses at City & Guilds handed million-pound bonuses after training firm is privatised
Exclusive: Executives at body that trained chef Jamie Oliver awarded pay rises and bonuses after sale to private firm – as hundreds of jobs may be offshored
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
City & Guilds bosses handed bonus after training firm privatized.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
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Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
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Thames Water has deferred £2.5m bonus, disguised as retention payments, to execs.
First tranche of £2.5m already paid, millions more promised
Bonus for what - fleecing customers, dumping sewage in ruvers, not investing, boosting profits?
Let customers vote on exec pay/bonuses.
First tranche of £2.5m already paid, millions more promised
Bonus for what - fleecing customers, dumping sewage in ruvers, not investing, boosting profits?
Let customers vote on exec pay/bonuses.
Thames Water defers controversial £2.5m in bonuses to bosses
Heavily indebted utility puts back ‘retention payments’ for 21 executives until new year amid search for rescue deal
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thames Water has deferred £2.5m bonus, disguised as retention payments, to execs.
First tranche of £2.5m already paid, millions more promised
Bonus for what - fleecing customers, dumping sewage in ruvers, not investing, boosting profits?
Let customers vote on exec pay/bonuses.
First tranche of £2.5m already paid, millions more promised
Bonus for what - fleecing customers, dumping sewage in ruvers, not investing, boosting profits?
Let customers vote on exec pay/bonuses.
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A foggy day in London town, but #SophieFromRomania is in cheerful mood and wondering how the bidding is going for her calendar, signed by me www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35802362...
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A foggy day in London town, but #SophieFromRomania is in cheerful mood and wondering how the bidding is going for her calendar, signed by me www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35802362...
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Squeaky bum time at Farage Towers?
The Government launches an urgent review into 'foreign financial interference' in UK politics following Nathan Gill's conviction.
I hear the Gill case and Reform's £9 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor have woken ministers up to the potential threat
I hear the Gill case and Reform's £9 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor have woken ministers up to the potential threat
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Squeaky bum time at Farage Towers?